Randbøl Hede

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Randbøl Hede
Runestone from Randbøl DR 40

The southwest of Randbøl preferred Randbøl tow ( dt. Randbøl Heath ) is one of the last Heiden and with about 750 hectares of the largest internal Heide Denmark . The formerly much larger area is located in southern Jutland and was placed under protection in 1932.

In the 1750s, part of the heather became royal (state) property. The so-called “ potato Germans ” (potato tyskers) began in 1760 with the not entirely successful reclamation of the heather. They got the name because they taught the Danes to eat potatoes.

Wood at Frederikshåb Plantation

In 1802 the state decided to plant around 450 hectares of what was then Randbøl Hede with forest. It took almost 100 years for a closed forest to grow, consisting mainly of red spruce . The Cyclone Anatol 1999 fell by about one-third of the trees. Today the areas have been reforested with a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees.

In the Frederikshåb plantation you can find the natural phenomenon of the so-called “Seven Year Lakes ” ( Syvårssøerne in Danish ). Sometimes there is a big lake, then the water is gone. In the wood there are large inland dunes and an area with around 175 Iron Age roos , which are around 2500 years old but have not yet been investigated.

The Randbøl- or store Rygbjergstein (DR 40; DK Sjy14) is a rune stone from granite that was found in the Randbøl Hede 1874th The crushed stone was restored in 1984 (measures 1.85 × 1.0 × 0.3 m) and equipped with a new concrete base. It is located on a small hill in its original location.

Kong Rans Høj , a Dansehøj from the end of the Bronze Age, is located in the cemetery at Randbøl Kirke .

See also

literature

  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 111 .
  • Elsa Steen Ølgaard: Barn af kartoffeltyskere 1759-2009

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Coordinates: 55 ° 39 ′ 36 ″  N , 9 ° 9 ′ 36 ″  E